The Meridian Handbook of Classical MythologyThe ultimate single-volume reference guide to Greek and Roman mythology An ideal resource for students, teachers, librarians, writers, and readers of great literature, the Meridian Handbook has set the standard for over three decades as the classic guide to the myths of Greece and Rome. From Athena to Zeus, Abantes to Zninthe, the epic heroes and gods who inhabit the pantheon of great literature are covered in fascinating detail. Complete stories and short identifications of characters, events, place names, and constellations are included. For a fuller perspective of the mythological realm, there are maps of the classical world and genealogical charts of the great royal lines. Comprehensive and accessible, the Meridian Handbook is an indispensable aid to understanding and enjoying mythology. |
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Page 11
According to the most usual account , Actaeon's crime was the accident of
coming upon the goddess as she was bathing with her ... According to some
accounts Attica took its final name directly from Actaeüs , instead of from Atthis ,
daughter of ...
According to the most usual account , Actaeon's crime was the accident of
coming upon the goddess as she was bathing with her ... According to some
accounts Attica took its final name directly from Actaeüs , instead of from Atthis ,
daughter of ...
Page 508
In the earliest extant account , this dragon was female and was not named .
When Hera bore ... Later accounts specify that it was the guardian of the already
existing oracle of Ge or Themis , which Apollo usurped or was given . Some say
that ...
In the earliest extant account , this dragon was female and was not named .
When Hera bore ... Later accounts specify that it was the guardian of the already
existing oracle of Ge or Themis , which Apollo usurped or was given . Some say
that ...
Page 511
Apart from Homer's Odyssey , the most connected account of the Returns is given
by Apollodorus ( “ Epitome ” 6-7 ] . ... Rhadamanthys , according to some
accounts , took refuge in Ocaleae , in Boeotia , and married Alcmene after the
death of ...
Apart from Homer's Odyssey , the most connected account of the Returns is given
by Apollodorus ( “ Epitome ” 6-7 ] . ... Rhadamanthys , according to some
accounts , took refuge in Ocaleae , in Boeotia , and married Alcmene after the
death of ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Meridian Handbook of Classical Mythology A Meridian book |
| Author | Edward Tripp |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | New American Library, 1974 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 13 Jul 2011 |
| ISBN | 0452009278, 9780452009271 |
| Length | 631 pages |
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